Hey there, stamping friends! With the heat of summer and all of the social distancing going on these days, I hope you are finding a little crafting time for yourself. Today, I have a beautiful card to share with you, using some of our NEW toys from the Stampin’ Up! annual catalog that just “went live” as of June 3, 2020.
This catalog includes several new suites, or collections of products intended to work well together. This card utilizes the Forever Greenery Suite and I’m just loving this!
The card base is just Whisper White, but we have several layers here. The colors in my photo are not showing very well (I’m working on this), but there is a layer of Shaded Spruce peeking out, and then a layer of Soft Sea Foam, on which I have stamped lightly from the Forever Fern stamp set. Then you’ll see a narrow panel of Designer Series Paper from the Forever Greenery collection, matted again with some Shaded Spruce card stock.
You’ll notice some die-cut shapes in the next layers. The large, label shape Shaded Spruce is from the Stitched So Sweetly dies and the leaves are from the Forever Flourishing dies, which coordinates with this suite. The sentiment is also found in the Forever Fern stamp set. It’s just stamped onto Whisper White and cut out simply with my Paper Trimmer.
The inside of the card and the envelope front are stamped using the same stamped images and ink colors as the card front. The back flap of the emvelope (visible in the first photo, above) is first colored using a direct ink-to-paper technique with the Shaded Spruce ink pad. Then, a strip of the DSP is mounted to a Soft Sea Foam mat, adhered to the envelope flap and trimmed with Paper Snips scissors. Remember to coordinate your envelope and inside your card…it’s very special and “professional!” Also, don’t forget to add your “hallmark” on the back of your card. Every artist should take credit for their creativity!
Let’s face it, we’re all weird to some degree…right? But that’s what makes us wonderful! You just do you! Until next time, be Sweet and Spicy!
